§ Lord Melchettasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will confirm that the survey of the peat at Castlehill on Islay in Scotland being carried out by the MacAuley Institute will be made publicly available, as was stated by the Scottish Development Department on 12th June 1986.
§ The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord Glenarthur)The results of the survey have not yet been finalised. No decision about publication of the full survey has yet been taken, as the detailed findings may have some commercial value.